Taking pictures so that I can remember them. Clearing my stuff so that it will be easier to pack later.

I intend to clear away most of my stuff. My mission is life is to experience things and to help people.I have to realize that there are simply too many things to keep from everything that I do. It is enough that I have gone through the experience; hence there is no need to keep anything physical with me.

This year is a year of changes, be out political or my work life or live life. and if you haven't got my new mobile number, let me know.

Anyway I took out my box and saw these 2 watches which I had kept from my grandfather's collectibles.

Brought me back to my younger days.

And here are some of my most favorite things.

The nice red hair clip that accompanied me in my junior college days, the sunflower in my dating days, my first pager. I got it with my second pay check.first went to this key pouch that was meant for my dad.which I am using now. And the black phone pouch my Darling No 1 got me on his trip to Taiwan.he got me 2 actually but I kept only 1. The trinkets from my childhood, kindergarten days.

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Their coat made it hard to wet them as their under coat was not stripped yet, for some months now.

And their frivolous nature made it impossible to get them to stay still.

And then, with my neighbor's walking around, and the noise from the playground below, they had a great deal to see and bark at!

They are still wet now and I don't have any intention to use the hair dryer as I just want to bath myself. Still sticky from walking them and exhausted from my yoga (brought them out immediately after I reach home from yoga), I need to clean myself up too!

Sunday, May 15, 2011

It was 2 weeks too early, I reckon, but it is a good phone to have! It is the Xperia arc!

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This is the box, with a matt feel.

The reverse side of the box, showing the Android sign, the special camera function Exmor R, the connection to HDMI, movie viewing with Quick Time, certified Wifi connection (covered by the Security sticker), and the DLNA, with also Bravia Engine. If you want greater details, you can visit www.sonyericsson.com.

These are the accessories in the box, all except my phone and the charger.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

But I forgot to tell you how long to cook them. Actually I prefer letting the soup slowly mature so I always cook over small fire. that means you can simmer the soup over 2 hours. You can also use a Slow Cooker for this purpose. It makes the soup extra sweet.

Wanted to bring my Darlings out, but the thunder frightened my Darling No 2 so much that he had to take shelter in my lap. (He wasn't in any mood to go out, not that I don't want to bring him).

I then decided to boil some soup.

This is a $7 pre-packed Chinese soup from my local neighborhood shop - Shop & Save. I am sure you can also get this from else where. Normally the price ranges from $3.50 to $5. I got this as I had never tried this recipe before. And I always buy those soup that "cools" the body. That's the power of Chinese herbs!

This is how the package looks like: Snow Lotus Soup. I did not use the claypot to cook my soup though, I use a normal metal pot. And I just found out there are other Lotus Soup out there too!

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Well, if you can see, here are some preparation guide and picture of what the soup is suppose to do:

When I tear open the packet, you can see that all the ingredients are packed individually. There's also this white thing that's wrapped in the plastic white protective sheet, normally for fruits.

Here's a closer view. I think this is the special lotus thing.

And last night I soaked some Chinese Barley and you can see the bubbles forming on the top of the water surface. From Wikipedia, Barley also can be used to make beer. Thus I deduce you can either drink beer or barley to cool your body! ;p Well, since I can't feed beer to my Darlings, I choose a simple Barley Drink!